dikes. The area lost roughly half of its residents‚ making it the 2nd largest loss of human life at the time. The city was abandoned after the flood until 1662. 5. Ru River‚ Banqiao Dam‚ China 1975 Death Toll: 230‚000 Heavy rain caused by a typhoon caused the collapse of the Banquia Dam along with several others. The water accumulated was more than a years worth of normal rainfall. 6. Yangtze River‚ China 1931 Death Toll: 145‚000 The Yangtze River is
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Philippines. This project was designed to answer the need for a systematic early warning system for floods in the country. As we all know‚ the Philippines have experienced unexpected huge calamities these past few years examples of those were the Typhoon Ondoy happened last 2009 and the recent monsoon happened two weeks ago that caused great damages on the lives of our fellow countrymen‚ their properties and source of living which also affected the whole country’s economy. Due to this repetitious and
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flooding. Important constituents of solid waste which contributes to floods are the plastic carrier bags. These solid materials slowly enter into the drainage system clogging the drainage canals and outlets. Take for an example the tragic case of typhoon Ondoy whose damage cost reached a conservative estimation of the NDCC amounting to PHP 10.45 billion in infrastructure and agriculture only. the
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well as in the Laguna province. As a company that has entrenched its commitment in helping communities that mostly needed healthcare assistance‚ the special OBL was Mercury Drug‘s response to alleviate the burden of those who were affected by typhoon Ondoy. Right medicines were supplied for each patient‘s sickness wherein cough and colds‚ skin disease‚ fever and diarrhea are the common sicknesses. The event was made possible through the efforts of more than 140 volunteer doctors and over 300
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are vulnerable to sea level rise and storm surge. That is why if this continues to happen‚ some of the countries in Asia would submerge including our country‚ the Philippines. We are vulnerable to storm surges like what happened during the time of Ondoy and Pepeng. The same also with what happened in New Orleans and other parts of America last August 2005 when Hurricane Katrina attacked. What causes global warming? Why are we experiencing
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of Malabon and its local ordinance in regard to the creation of the Disaster Management Office. Natural Disasters A natural disaster is a phenomenon that happens when human activities and natural occurrence‚ such as volcanic eruptions‚ typhoons‚ flash floods‚ hurricanes‚ tsunamis‚ earthquakes‚ etc. enmesh creating natural but hazardous events. These events bring about catastrophic consequences that are vital in the lives and development not only of all those living in the affected area
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ourselves as a nation to rise up. The root cause of this is our nation’s corrupt and poor decision making. Good examples of these are Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s famous 1 million peso dinner and the lack of investment in amphibians leading to typhoon Ondoy devouring the Metro without any survival necessities. In line with this‚ prior to Bonifacio’s execution‚ Aguinaldo somehow felt threatened towards Bonifacio when discovering him plotting in secret to overthrown him. Thus our Filipino mentality
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A REPORT ON PHILIPPINE DEFENSE POLICIES INCLUDING DISASTER MANAGEMENT: ASSESSMENT OF POLICIES AND IMPLEMENTATION The group’s report covers important and current policies on Disaster Management. The group has prepared comprehensive oral and written presentations to provide a better understanding of the topic. The first part of the discussion will revolve around Philippine Defense and Disaster Management Policies while the second part includes the group’s assessment on the implementation
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In making Cardboards‚ Fast-growing trees provide raw materials used to make cardboard. The largest packaging companies own thousands of acres of land where trees are matured‚ harvested‚ and replaced with seedlings. After the trees are harvested‚ they remove their limbs; only the trunks will be brought by truck to a pulp mill. The largest packaging companies also own the mills where trees are converted to kraft paper. At the mill‚ the harvested tree trunks are subjected to the kraft process. After
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personally? A Place that once delineated as beautiful‚ fascinate‚ and tranquil. Changed dramatically to unkempt‚ desecrate‚ and unsafe on a single disastrous day‚ October 4‚ 2009. My experience on a mission’s trip to Philippines after hurricane Ondoy showed me this devastation and has forever touched my feelings. I look forward to having an opportunity to not only share these experience and the changes in me‚ but find more opportunities to change my life. I used to be the kind person who
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